Trish Hopkinson is a poet and literary arts advocate. You can find her online at SelfishPoet.com and provisionally in Colorado, where she runs the regional poetry group Rock Canyon Poets, curates Poetry Happens for KRCL 90.9 FM, and is a Poetry Reader for The Adroit Journal. Her poetry has been published in several magazines and journals, including Sugar House Review, Glass Poetry Press, and The Penn Review; and her fourth chapbook Almost Famous was published by Yavanika Press in 2019. Hopkinson happily answers to labels such as atheist, feminist, and empty nester; and enjoys traveling, live music, and craft beer.
Don’t get stuck with no ideas for what to write next. The Found Poetry Review posts poetry prompts on their blog weekly. Their prompts are generally geared toward providing interesting and unique sources for found poetry, but can certainly be great inspiration for any type of writing. From […]
My poems listed below are representative of Language poetry and are composed with a focus on the use of the language itself and how it contributes to the creation of meaning. You can read more about the Language poetry movement and see some other examples here If you […]
Kind of a Hurricane Press has consistent calls for submissions for each of their upcoming themed anthologies. The guidelines are easy to follow and A.J. Huffman is quick to respond and runs an organized press! Her poem “from Wine, this Whimsy” was also just published by Silver Birch […]
Informative article with practical tips on why and how to apply to an MFA program. More good reasons to continue studying and writing outside of academia. A formal MFA isn’t for everyone! If you like this post, please share with your writerly friends and/or follow my blog or […]
I know I post a lot of stuff from Brainpickings, but they do such a fabulous job summarizing and providing vivid detail, I simply can't resist! This article Neil Gaiman's 8 Rules of Writing by Maria Popova not only provides his eight tips, but also links to several […]
These journals pay their contributing writers! As always, read submission guidelines CAREFULLY. Don’t get rejected for not following the rules. Read as many reading samples or past issues you can for each of the journals you’re submitting to, in order to make sure you are sending your best […]
My interview with Found Poetry Review was posted today! The Found Poetry Review was founded in 2011 and celebrates the poetry in the existing and the everyday.
This month's edition of Verse-Virtual not only published four of my poems, but also, included Utah fellow poet Colin B. Douglas whose poems are not to be missed! Colin is “the preeminent Mormon, surrealist, Native American (Samish Indian Nation) poet over the age of seventy writing in Utah […]
This month's edition of Verse-Virtual not only published four of my poems, but also, included Utah fellow poet Colin B. Douglas whose poems are not to be missed! Colin is “the preeminent Mormon, surrealist, Native American (Samish Indian Nation) poet over the age of seventy writing in Utah at this time. Retired […]
